Headlight on Bus Safety

01 February 2017

The safety of buses has deteriorated in the last year. The number of collisions involving buses has increased in recent years. There were 4,297 injuries by the end of Q3 2015/16, compared with 4,196 over the same period the year before (an increase of 2.5 per cent).

Why aren’t bus drivers first-aid trained?

Why doesn’t TfL have targets to improve bus safety?

How is TfL making incident investigations more rigorous and transparent?

How does TfL ensure that all incidents are properly managed, reported and investigated?

Are bus drivers comfortable with the incident reporting process?

The London Assembly Transport Committee meets tomorrow to consider the safety record of London’s buses and what can be done to improve it. The guests are:

Notes to editors

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